MANAGEMENT TEAM
Managing Partner, Solicitor England & Wales and US Attorney (MA), Cross-Border Compliance and Governance Specialist, Civil Law SME
Dual-qualified UK Solicitor and US Attorney with in-depth expertise in best practice and assessing risks, costs, advantages, and penalties, direct and indirect, of compliance cross-jurisdictionally.
Senior advisor with respect to varying jurisdictions' data protection and privacy laws and ensuring enterprise-wide compliance.
Managing stakeholder trainings at all levels, promulgating compliant documentation and procedures, conducting periodic audits of data protection measures and identifying actions necessary for remediation and operationalisation, providing appropriate advice and interpretation of the provisions of data protection laws as they impact client activities and/or specific functions across service lines and business units, dealing with subject access requests, security incident assessments, remediation and breach notifications, escalations, privacy impact assessments, reviewing and advising on data protection terms in supply contracts and terms of engagement, and forward planning against regulatory risk.
Developing and delivering commercially sound, efficient compliance solutions for a broad range of clients, including governmental, corporates, healthcare providers, tech companies, insurance, banking, and investment advisors.
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Tulane School of Law (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) J.D., 1994
International Law Concentration - Dean’s Fellow, Ministry of Justice (Paris)
Columbia University (New York, NY) B.A., 1990
Political Science and English - Dean’s List, Women’s Studies Grant (Amsterdam)
London School of Economics and Political Science (London) S.Y.A., 1988 - 1989
Government Studies - High Honours
John Pike
Senior Advisor and Barrister
Senior Advisor and Barrister
John has extensive experience working in corporate finance and complex global contracts, including leading financial investigations and advising as both a lawyer and a banker. Counsel on acquisitional transactions in a range of jurisdictions including Asia, UK, Europe, and America. John advises company boards and public bodies in legal and litigation, strategy, public policy, regulatory compliance, and government relations. John acted as general counsel for a listed co in Singapore and as a Barrister has had exposure to a wide range of industries and legislation, including contracts law, commerce, civil fraud, sanctions, competition law/anti-trust, banking, shipping, chancery, tort, criminal fraud, extradition, defamation, human rights, rights of indigenous people and employment law. John has held key roles counselling on fraud and financial irregularity investigations.
John has been published on the topics of UK and European anti-trust law, and is quoted and widely referenced in evidence in English and Welsh Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Tracey Dawkins
Senior Solicitor and Advisor
Senior Solicitor, Global Data Protection / Data Privacy Advisor and GDPR SME
Extensive experience managing complex IT digital integration and management consultancy procurement, GDPR compliance, M&A, and sales projects, in sectors including regulated telecommunications, medical/healthcare, insurance, financial technology, fiduciary, investment, consultancies, and fund administration environments.
Legal support for companies going though rapid growth via the use of emerging technologies. High level GDPR and data privacy/protection advisory roles, successful roll-outs of global GDPR compliance at Bupa, Maitland, and recently BT plc. Advising in cyber security, big data, and digital offerings to help create compliant sales pipelines for clients.
Advising and training boards and executive-level staff regarding business critical legal and risk management issues, in particular contractual and operations compliance with IT and cybersecurity rules, laws, and regulations, data protection awareness, and due diligence and governance required under the GDPR.
Law Society of England and Wales, Solicitor, London Metropolitan University, Law LLB (Hons), London
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